Comrade Lenin began his speech with the closing phrase of a letter from the listeners, saying that they should keep the word they had given and create a strong army of the rear{207}. Only with the help of woman, her thoughtfulness and consciousness, is it possible to strengthen the construction of the new society; in this connection he pointed to the brake that had been applied to previous revolutions by the unconscious masses of women.

Published in 1919 in the pamphlet "People's Commissariat of Social Welfare. Report on the Department for the Protection of Maternity and Infancy from May 1, 1918 to May 1, 1919."

Printed according to the text of the pamphlet